People are always talking about having a healthy lifestyle. We are bombarded with ads telling us what we need to do to be healthy. They often try to shame us into thinking if we don’t use their products we will never be healthy. Being healthy is more than just exercising, […]
Month: September 2016
Five For Five Minute Friday
When I started my first blog three years ago, I joined Five Minute Friday for my first post. I often wondered if I’d find enough to write about in a blog, but FMF kept me going with prompts every week. [bctt tweet=”I always love a […]
Listen to the Sounds All Around
The prompt for Five Minute Friday this week is the word listen. It reminded me of an old song by Ken Medema called “Listen” which is on the album “Fork in the Road.” Here are some of the words: Listen to the sound of […]
Time to Say Goodbye: My Last Day as #LMMLinkup Host
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Welcome back to Literacy Musing Mondays! This is my last post as a host, though I intend to continue to linkup. It is time for me to step down, because I can’t give it the attention it deserves. My life has […]
Questions, Answers and Beliefs
Have you ever struggled with any of the following questions? I know I have. Who am I? Why am I here? What does it mean to be me? How does my belief affect who I am and what I do? What is my purpose? What do […]
Heal Our Broken Hearts, Oh God
I thought about the suffering and pain people deal with daily, and I wrote this prayer of lament for God to heal our broken hearts.
Sleep My Child, Be At Peace
Two years ago I published this poem on my former blog under the title A Blessing for the Night. There were several nights where I had trouble getting to sleep. When the next night promised to be the same I decided to get up and write. As […]
Open Your Heart, Find the Magic in Ordinary Days
OPEN YOUR HEART TO THE WONDER You may think your ordinary days couldn’t possibly have anything to give cause for wonder. But I believe if we open our hearts to receive and keep our eyes and ears open, we might just find that wonder […]
Last Day to Enter #LMMLinkup Giveaway
LAST DAY TO ENTER GIVEAWAY Welcome back to Literacy Musing Mondays! Sept. 5, is the last day to get in on our giveaway so don’t forget to enter. Winner will be announced next week. Entry-Form Now on to our weekly Literacy Musing Monday’s linkup […]
The Path of Life is Sometimes Clear, Sometimes Muddy
THE PATH OF LIFE The word path is the prompt Kate Moutang chose for this week for #FiveMinuteFriday. I’m going to try to stick with rules and only write for five minutes without editing, though I will take extra time for pictures. We had some […]